If you want him (her) to understand your feelings, in addition to going to a Western restaurant to taste delicious food together, you can also cook a sweet dinner for him (her) at home. This delicacy that is exclusive to him or her is filled with deep love and will definitely give him a surprise. Enjoy dinner under candlelight without interruption. This Valentine's Day night is just for you and him (her).

It doesn’t matter if you only know how to cook instant noodles. Here is a candlelight dinner recipe for you to teach you how to make a candlelight dinner. In Western food, the main dish certainly occupies a dominant position, but without suitable side dishes as a partner, it is difficult to bring out the essence of the entire dish. If you can make pasta, and it's the kind of Bolognese pasta with tomato and beef fillings, that would be great. It's very common to use pasta as a side dish in Western food, and to go with it as a main dish. It's steak.

How to prepare pasta with side dishes:

Ingredients: Tomato sauce (it is best to use tomato salsa, so that the taste is not very sour and the texture is not very stiff), peeled and seeded One tomato (chopped into pieces), chopped onion, and minced garlic.

Method: Boil the noodles in salt water first, then put them in cold water and set aside. Take a pan, heat it and add oil (preferably olive oil, if not, use ordinary stir-fry) Just use oil), add onions when hot, stir-fry garlic until fragrant, add tomato paste and chopped fresh tomatoes, stir-fry over low heat, when the soup thickens, add cooked pasta and stir-fry evenly. This is the side dish that goes with steak. Keep it simple

Main dish black pepper steak recipe:

Ingredients: Steak (slices of steak bought in the supermarket), salt, black pepper, butter, minced garlic, and chopped onion.

Method: 1. Wash the steak and dry it with kitchen paper. Spread an appropriate amount of salt and black pepper evenly on both sides of the steak and marinate for 10-20 minutes (do not marinate for too long, otherwise the steak will It will age); water will ooze out of the steak after being salted, so wipe it dry before frying. 2. Put a little butter in the pot, heat it up, add the steak and fry for 50 seconds over high heat, turn over and fry for another 40 seconds, turn to low heat, continue to fry for 20 seconds, turn over until the degree of rareness you like, and serve. (Using high heat at the beginning is to seal the moisture of the steak itself to prevent the steak from drying out; avoid using a shovel to press the steak when frying) 3. Put a little butter (about 15g) into the pot, heat it, and Add minced garlic and onion and sauté until fragrant, add a little salt, chopped black pepper (can be a little more), add a little water, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for a while, use a shovel to make circles until the soup is thick. That's it, finally pour the black pepper sauce on the steak and you're done.

The next step is to put it on the plate, garnish with a few green vegetables and broccoli, and fry a poached egg to make it perfect. In addition, you need to buy some bread, preferably French ring-shaped bread. Who said France is a romantic city? Learn from it, haha. Salad: Sweet Encounter

Ingredients: lettuce, crab meat, grapefruit meat, strawberry. The ingredients are olive oil, lemon juice, and a little honey.

Features: The crab meat is low in fat, the olive oil is fresh, and there is no excessive seasoning, making it refreshing and healthy.

Method: 1. Crush or tear the crab meat into pieces and set aside.

2. Chop the lettuce and grapefruit meat, mix well with the crab meat and serve.

3. Pour the olive oil, lemon juice and a little honey together, stir evenly and pour it on the salad.

4. Finally, take a strawberry and cut it into several pieces for decoration.

Tip: You can go to the supermarket to buy ready-made crab sticks, defrost them, smash or tear them into pieces, and then cook them. It would be better if you can buy fresh crabs in the market. After steaming the crabs, take out the crab meat and break it into pieces. The fresh crab meat will taste much sweeter.

Spaghetti: Love

Ingredients: Spaghetti (100g), 1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, fresh mushrooms, a few cherry tomatoes, a little shredded chicken . Seasonings include olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Features: Spaghetti is "reliant and tough", just like lingering love, it will definitely make his (her) heart sway.

Method: 1. Boil the water first, add half a teaspoon of salt, then put the pasta and cook. Use chopsticks to break up the pasta while cooking to prevent it from sticking together.

Cook the spaghetti over low heat for about 12 minutes, until it is cooked through. Pick up a strip of spaghetti and cut it into pieces. The center of the spaghetti is still slightly yellow and the color is obviously different from the outside. You can scoop it up.

2. Cut the red and yellow bell peppers into several pieces, cut the mushrooms into thin slices, and cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

3. Add olive oil, a little salt and pepper, and lightly fry the red and yellow bell peppers, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

4. Add shredded chicken and spaghetti, add appropriate seasonings and stir-fry evenly.

Tips: It is recommended to use imported brands of pasta from Italy. Fresh mushrooms can be bought in ordinary street markets after the spring rain and autumn rain. Shredded chicken is a flavor enhancer, so you don’t need to add it if you find it troublesome.

Main dish: Deep Love

Ingredients: fish fillet (150g), red and yellow bell peppers, fresh mushrooms, cucumber, cream. Seasonings include olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Features: Girls may worry that steak is too high in calories, and most steaks in supermarkets have been marinated, so making fish steak is fresher and healthier.

Method: 1. Add olive oil, salt and pepper and fry the fish until slightly golden. If you want to know whether the fish pieces are cooked, you can use chopsticks to insert them. If they pass easily without sticking or connecting, it means they are cooked.

2. Cut bell peppers, cucumbers, etc. into dices, fry them in water or lightly fry them in olive oil, and serve as side dishes.

3. Boil the fresh mushrooms and cream together until thickened. Pour the sauce on the fish pieces.

4. Sprinkle an appropriate amount of panxiong on the edge of the plate for decoration.

Tips: Fish fillets can be bought in supermarkets, including longli fish and cod. You can also go to the market to buy seabass and ask the fish seller to remove the scales and bones and cut out two fillets.

Dessert: Heart to Heart

Materials: Cream, Strawberry

Features: This dessert is very simple. The strawberry looks cute, like red hearts. You will definitely be able to "enjoy" her.

Method: 1. Find a beautiful vessel and put the washed strawberries in it.

2. Add an appropriate amount of sugar to the cream, and then use a mixer to beat it until it becomes sticky. If you don’t have a mixer, you can also use a whisk.

3. Put the whipped cream on the strawberries and make some decorations.

Tips: You can also use pulp-flavored yogurt instead of cream, which is lower in fat and tastes good. Just try to find a thicker yogurt when choosing, so that the shape will be cute.

The finishing touch

Fine wine, beautiful utensils, flowers and candles

For a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, the atmosphere is as important as the food. How to create a dining environment full of Valentine's Day atmosphere? Let us give you two tips. First of all, a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner is of course indispensable with good wine. The chef recommends the 2003 Saint Meron Chardonnay from Australia’s Chateau Garrone. It has a sweet taste and is easy to please girls.

Secondly, the dining table can be carefully arranged. Add a bouquet of flowers to instantly brighten up the table. Pin a rose on the napkin ring to give her a surprise when she picks up the napkin. Place some scented candles in the middle of the dining table. The smell should be light, and the faint fragrance will slowly spread in the candlelight. You must choose the right tablecloth, a little lace or simple pink, which is not tacky but full of love. Finally, good tableware is very important. Chipped or faded tableware will never be tolerated. The tableware must not only be smooth and clean, but if it has some unique shapes or patterns, it will definitely add a lot of points. Soup: cream of mushroom soup, red cabbage soup

Salad: assorted salad, fruit salad

Main dish: tomato beef, creamy garlic shrimp, pan-fried pork chop, grilled steak

Staple food: Italian beef spaghetti, garlic bread Cold dishes: three-color eggs or broccoli or candied tomatoes or fish-flavored anchovies, simple enough and beautiful (choose one)

Hot dishes : Assorted seafood, fried shrimps with phoenix and spicy seeds, sweet and sour short ribs, steamed fish, bacon and taro pot. . . Much better. .

(Choose two)

Snacks: Chive pancakes, honey pancakes, vegetable pancakes, siomai, etc. (Choose one)

Soup: You can cook chicken or duck. But I like light soups, such as mushroom soup, which is a lot of mushrooms cooked together

Desserts: fermented rice balls with pearls, white fungus soup, etc. (choose one)

Just imagine , gentle music was flowing, the candlelight was swaying gently, I poured two glasses of red wine, and slowly tasted Western food (the key is that I made it myself). When he took out a mysterious gift, he made a loving promise to himself. The promise of a lifetime of happiness, how romantic this is! Candlelight dinner recipe, you must try it.